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Mizrahi music takes over the Israeli airwaves

Eva Broman found this article and posted to the Jewish-Music mailing list. Once Considered an Oriental Sound, Mizrahi Music Now Pervades Mainstream, by Loolwa Khazoom, for JTA, June 9, 2004. By way of contrast, consider Judith Cohen's article describing a scene that I well remember from 30 years ago, Bus Station Music, 1993

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Mizrahi music can now be found on the Internet! The Web radio station Radio Noshmim Mizrahim broadcasts 24 hours, all Israeli "Oriental" music:

http://noshmim-m.net/

All the best, Eva Broman

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